Canada processing-time changes: October 7, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from October 1, 2026 with the official values dated October 7, 2026. Of 443 routes with a published value at both checks, 230 changed and 213 stayed at the same published value.

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230

published values changed

124

became longer

106

became shorter

213

same published value

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Largest increases

“Longer” means the agency’s newer published value increased; it does not mean every individual application slowed by that amount.

Route	October 1, 2026	October 7, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Bangladesh	12 weeks	40 weeks	Longer 233.3%
Work Permit from Iran	27 weeks	57 weeks	Longer 111.1%
Work Permit from South Korea	5 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 80%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	74 days	129 days	Longer 74.3%
Work Permit from Malaysia	9 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 55.6%
Work Permit from United States	4 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Jamaica	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Work Permit from Trinidad & Tobago	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Djibouti	75 days	112 days	Longer 49.3%
Verification of status (VoS)	11 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 45.5%
Work Permit from Jamaica	7 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 42.9%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	27 days	38 days	Longer 40.7%
Visitor Visa from Czechia	30 days	42 days	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from Denmark	30 days	42 days	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	117 days	163 days	Longer 39.3%

Largest decreases

“Shorter” means the newer official value fell. It remains a planning statistic, not a deadline or a promise for a particular case.

Route	October 1, 2026	October 7, 2026	Change
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	359 days	141 days	Shorter 60.7%
Study Permit from Switzerland	5 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 60%
Visitor Visa from Israel	45 days	21 days	Shorter 53.3%
Study Permit from Belgium	6 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 50%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Lebanon	16 months	10 months	Shorter 37.5%
Super Visa from Türkiye	69 days	45 days	Shorter 34.8%
Study Permit from Denmark	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Fiji	12 days	8 days	Shorter 33.3%
Study Permit from Ireland	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Libya	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from South Korea	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Albania	52 days	40 days	Shorter 23.1%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	37 months	29 months	Shorter 21.6%
Study Permit from Brazil	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Work Permit from Tunisia	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	109	52	57
Work Permit	28	21	7
Super Visa	25	14	11
Study Permit	23	10	13
Private Refugee	11	6	5
Dependent Child Sponsorship	7	5	2
Government-Assisted Refugee	6	3	3
Private Refugee Sponsor	6	3	3
Adopted Child Sponsorship	4	2	2
Amendment of a temporary resident record	1	1	0
Amendment of an immigration record	1	1	0
Citizenship: search of citizenship records	1	1	0
PR card (first card)	1	0	1
PR card (renewal or replacement)	1	1	0
Replacement of an immigration document	1	1	0
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	1	1	0
Study permit extension	1	0	1
Verification of status (VoS)	1	1	0
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	1	0	1
Work permit extension	1	1	0

Availability changes

A missing official value is a separate state, not a zero-day wait. In this check, 4 routes gained a published value and 5 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Government-Assisted Refugee from Chad	Not enough data	12 months
Super Visa from Eritrea	No processing time available	239 days
Super Visa from Kenya	No processing time available	123 days
Work Permit from Indonesia	No processing time available	15 weeks
Government-Assisted Refugee from Indonesia	28 months	Not enough data
Government-Assisted Refugee from Uganda	21 months	Not enough data
Visitor Visa from Central African Republic	113 days	No processing time available
Work Permit from Libya	3 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Russia	6 weeks	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 230 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Work Permit from Bangladesh	12 weeks	40 weeks	Longer 233.3%
Work Permit from Iran	27 weeks	57 weeks	Longer 111.1%
Work Permit from South Korea	5 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 80%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	74 days	129 days	Longer 74.3%
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	359 days	141 days	Shorter 60.7%
Study Permit from Switzerland	5 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 60%
Work Permit from Malaysia	9 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 55.6%
Visitor Visa from Israel	45 days	21 days	Shorter 53.3%
Study Permit from Belgium	6 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 50%
Work Permit from United States	4 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Jamaica	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Work Permit from Trinidad & Tobago	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Djibouti	75 days	112 days	Longer 49.3%
Verification of status (VoS)	11 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 45.5%
Work Permit from Jamaica	7 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 42.9%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	27 days	38 days	Longer 40.7%
Visitor Visa from Czechia	30 days	42 days	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from Denmark	30 days	42 days	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	117 days	163 days	Longer 39.3%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Lebanon	16 months	10 months	Shorter 37.5%
Replacement of an immigration document	8 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 37.5%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	91 days	125 days	Longer 37.4%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	38 days	52 days	Longer 36.8%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	228 days	308 days	Longer 35.1%
Visitor Visa from Bermuda	20 days	27 days	Longer 35%
Super Visa from Türkiye	69 days	45 days	Shorter 34.8%
Study Permit from Iran	15 weeks	20 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	15 weeks	20 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Work Permit from Algeria	9 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Work Permit from Germany	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Denmark	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Work Permit from Brazil	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Fiji	12 days	8 days	Shorter 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Kyrgyzstan	9 days	12 days	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Mozambique	292 days	382 days	Longer 30.8%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	30 days	39 days	Longer 30%
Study Permit from Ireland	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Libya	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from South Korea	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Tunisia	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Work Permit from Taiwan	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	205 days	253 days	Longer 23.4%
Visitor Visa from Albania	52 days	40 days	Shorter 23.1%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	137 days	167 days	Longer 21.9%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	37 months	29 months	Shorter 21.6%
Work Permit from South Africa	14 weeks	17 weeks	Longer 21.4%
Visitor Visa from Antigua & Barbuda	24 days	29 days	Longer 20.8%
Work Permit from Türkiye	10 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Brazil	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Kazakhstan	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from United States	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Chile	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Tunisia	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Finland	25 days	30 days	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Tajikistan	20 days	16 days	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Iceland	57 days	68 days	Longer 19.3%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	48 days	39 days	Shorter 18.8%
Amendment of an immigration record	11 weeks	13 weeks	Longer 18.2%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	11 days	13 days	Longer 18.2%
Super Visa from Brazil	28 days	33 days	Longer 17.9%
Study Permit from Madagascar	17 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 17.6%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	18 months	21 months	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Kenya	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Pakistan	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Qatar	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from United Arab Emirates	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Super Visa from Nigeria	44 days	37 days	Shorter 15.9%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Niger	19 months	22 months	Longer 15.8%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	19 weeks	16 weeks	Shorter 15.8%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Morocco	13 months	15 months	Longer 15.4%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	99 days	114 days	Longer 15.2%
Super Visa from Iran	231 days	265 days	Longer 14.7%
Visitor Visa from Rwanda	48 days	55 days	Longer 14.6%
Private Refugee from Pakistan	14 months	16 months	Longer 14.3%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from India	7 months	8 months	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Ecuador	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Indonesia	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Work Permit from Morocco	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Super Visa from Senegal	35 days	40 days	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Jamaica	28 days	32 days	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Morocco	21 days	24 days	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Uzbekistan	14 days	16 days	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Colombia	71 days	61 days	Shorter 14.1%
Super Visa from India	65 days	74 days	Longer 13.8%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Kenya	15 months	17 months	Longer 13.3%
Visitor Visa from Italy	45 days	39 days	Shorter 13.3%
Visitor Visa from Angola	168 days	147 days	Shorter 12.5%
Study Permit from South Africa	16 weeks	18 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Work Permit from Qatar	16 weeks	18 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Amendment of a temporary resident record	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Study Permit from Ethiopia	8 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Work Permit from Italy	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Uruguay	24 days	21 days	Shorter 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Russia	16 days	18 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	83 days	93 days	Longer 12%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Jamaica	9 months	8 months	Shorter 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	198 days	220 days	Longer 11.1%
Work Permit from Nepal	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from New Zealand	9 days	8 days	Shorter 11.1%
Super Visa from United Kingdom	91 days	101 days	Longer 11%
Visitor Visa from Cayman Islands	28 days	31 days	Longer 10.7%
Private Refugee from India	19 months	17 months	Shorter 10.5%
Visitor Visa from Mongolia	19 days	21 days	Longer 10.5%
Private Refugee from Lebanon	29 months	32 months	Longer 10.3%
Visitor Visa from Greece	49 days	44 days	Shorter 10.2%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Iraq	30 months	27 months	Shorter 10%
Study Permit from Singapore	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Work Permit from India	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Work Permit from Mauritius	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Bhutan	30 days	27 days	Shorter 10%
Visitor Visa from Lithuania	20 days	18 days	Shorter 10%
Visitor Visa from Armenia	10 days	11 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Australia	10 days	9 days	Shorter 10%
Work Permit from Côte d’Ivoire	11 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	22 days	20 days	Shorter 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Belize	23 days	21 days	Shorter 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Mexico	23 days	21 days	Shorter 8.7%
Super Visa from Jamaica	47 days	51 days	Longer 8.5%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from China	12 months	13 months	Longer 8.3%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Rwanda	12 months	13 months	Longer 8.3%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Philippines	12 months	11 months	Shorter 8.3%
Super Visa from United States	72 days	66 days	Shorter 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Bangladesh	36 days	33 days	Shorter 8.3%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	37 days	40 days	Longer 8.1%
Super Visa from Nepal	51 days	55 days	Longer 7.8%
Visitor Visa from St. Vincent & Grenadines	26 days	28 days	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	13 days	14 days	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	53 days	49 days	Shorter 7.5%
Visitor Visa from Moldova	40 days	37 days	Shorter 7.5%
Visitor Visa from Congo - Brazzaville	41 days	38 days	Shorter 7.3%
Super Visa from Philippines	97 days	90 days	Shorter 7.2%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Türkiye	14 months	13 months	Shorter 7.1%
Work Permit from Zimbabwe	42 weeks	39 weeks	Shorter 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	42 days	39 days	Shorter 7.1%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Haiti	43 months	46 months	Longer 7%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	43 days	46 days	Longer 7%
Private Refugee from Malaysia	29 months	27 months	Shorter 6.9%
Private Refugee from Indonesia	30 months	32 months	Longer 6.7%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Philippines	15 months	16 months	Longer 6.7%
Study Permit from Zimbabwe	15 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 6.7%
Work Permit from Canada	15 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Guyana	15 days	14 days	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	15 days	16 days	Longer 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Sri Lanka	46 days	49 days	Longer 6.5%
Private Refugee from Jordan	32 months	34 months	Longer 6.2%
Visitor Visa from Iran	98 days	92 days	Shorter 6.1%
Visitor Visa from Liberia	98 days	104 days	Longer 6.1%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	66 days	62 days	Shorter 6.1%
Private Refugee from South Africa	34 months	36 months	Longer 5.9%
Super Visa from Syria	761 days	718 days	Shorter 5.7%
Citizenship: search of citizenship records	18 months	19 months	Longer 5.6%
Super Visa from Tunisia	18 days	17 days	Shorter 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Vietnam	37 days	39 days	Longer 5.4%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	75 days	71 days	Shorter 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Austria	38 days	36 days	Shorter 5.3%
Private Refugee from Tajikistan	20 months	19 months	Shorter 5%
Visitor Visa from Burkina Faso	40 days	38 days	Shorter 5%
Visitor Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Ireland	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Iraq	81 days	77 days	Shorter 4.9%
Work Permit from Madagascar	42 weeks	40 weeks	Shorter 4.8%
Work Permit from Ghana	21 weeks	20 weeks	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Egypt	63 days	66 days	Longer 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Colombia	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Malaysia	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Morocco	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Sierra Leone	109 days	114 days	Longer 4.6%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	134 days	140 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Argentina	22 days	21 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Tanzania	47 days	49 days	Longer 4.3%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Canada	24 months	23 months	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Grenada	24 days	23 days	Shorter 4.2%
Private Refugee from Ethiopia	25 months	26 months	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from Indonesia	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	385 days	370 days	Shorter 3.9%
Private Refugee Sponsor from South Africa	26 months	25 months	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	52 days	50 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Philippines	26 days	25 days	Shorter 3.8%
Private Refugee Sponsor from India	27 months	28 months	Longer 3.7%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Uganda	27 months	28 months	Longer 3.7%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Zambia	27 months	28 months	Longer 3.7%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Indonesia	27 months	26 months	Shorter 3.7%
Work permit extension	108 days	112 days	Longer 3.7%
Private Refugee from Türkiye	28 months	27 months	Shorter 3.6%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Malaysia	28 months	27 months	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Lesotho	110 days	106 days	Shorter 3.6%
Super Visa from China	83 days	86 days	Longer 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Ecuador	29 days	28 days	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Panama	29 days	28 days	Shorter 3.4%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Cameroon	30 months	31 months	Longer 3.3%
Visitor Visa from Brazil	30 days	29 days	Shorter 3.3%
Private Refugee from Uganda	31 months	30 months	Shorter 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	97 days	100 days	Longer 3.1%
Visitor Visa from Sudan	64 days	66 days	Longer 3.1%
PR card (first card)	34 days	33 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Germany	34 days	35 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Venezuela	34 days	33 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Libya	36 days	35 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Guinea	74 days	72 days	Shorter 2.7%
PR card (renewal or replacement)	37 days	38 days	Longer 2.7%
Super Visa from Haiti	37 days	36 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Hungary	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Portugal	39 days	38 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Romania	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Spain	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Switzerland	39 days	38 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Tunisia	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	80 days	78 days	Shorter 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Gabon	40 days	39 days	Shorter 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Azerbaijan	85 days	83 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Mali	83 days	81 days	Shorter 2.4%
Super Visa from Vietnam	43 days	42 days	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Cambodia	47 days	46 days	Shorter 2.1%
Super Visa from Cameroon	100 days	102 days	Longer 2%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	106 days	108 days	Longer 1.9%
Visitor Visa from Yemen	52 days	53 days	Longer 1.9%
Super Visa from Bangladesh	55 days	56 days	Longer 1.8%
Visitor Visa from Japan	56 days	55 days	Shorter 1.8%
Study permit extension	60 days	59 days	Shorter 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Bahrain	59 days	60 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Jordan	58 days	57 days	Shorter 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Kuwait	60 days	61 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Oman	59 days	60 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Eritrea	135 days	137 days	Longer 1.5%
Super Visa from Russia	66 days	65 days	Shorter 1.5%
Visitor Visa from Lebanon	71 days	70 days	Shorter 1.4%
Visitor Visa from Botswana	560 days	567 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Georgia	79 days	78 days	Shorter 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Türkiye	78 days	77 days	Shorter 1.3%
Super Visa from Pakistan	100 days	101 days	Longer 1%

Method and limits

GovWait compares consecutive rows in its append-only history. A numeric change is counted only when both official observations contain a published duration and the normalized values differ. Unchanged values and unavailable states are counted separately. Percentages are calculated from normalized days, while the tables retain the agency’s original day-or-week wording.

This analysis describes changes in published planning figures, not case outcomes, approval odds or a guarantee for an individual application. Read the current Canada comparison and methodology or the full GovWait methodology.

Official sources: IRCC dataset 1 · IRCC dataset 2 · compared October 1, 2026 with October 7, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.